Gawler, South Australia

Gawler is a city in South Australia, with around 20,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the administrative region of the same name ( LGA) Town of Gawler. The city is located about 42 kilometers north of Adelaide near the famous Barossa Valley wine region right on the Sturt Highway. Topographically, Gawler lies at the confluence of the North and South Para River, forming here the same Gawler River.

History

Gawler was designed in 1837 by the surveyor William Light, who named the city after the second Governor of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. By John Reid settled in February 1839, the first settlers in the vicinity of the North Para River down. By the end of the year was Reid's property a popular resting place for both settlers on the way to the north, thus also for stem breeders who drove their herds of New South Wales to Adelaide.

The end of 1842 only a few huts were found in the area of Gawler, as one in Kapunda, about 40 km to the north, and a little later in Burra, about 100 km to the north, rich copper deposits discovered. With the expansion of mines in the traffic increased, and thus the importance of the city rapidly. In 1848 the city was already out of 60 houses and about 300 people. By the end of the 19th century Gawler was primarily known for its flour mills and construction of steam locomotives.